Greif (GEF) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Greif, Inc. is a global leader in industrial packaging products and services, with a history dating back to its founding in 1877. Headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, the company has evolved from a regional barrel and drum manufacturer into a diversified packaging provider serving a wide range of end markets. Greif’s longstanding heritage in container solutions has positioned it as a trusted partner for customers seeking reliable, high-quality packaging options.

The company’s core business revolves around the design, manufacture and sale of industrial packaging products, including steel, plastic and fiber drums; intermediate bulk containers (IBCs); safety closures; rigid, flexible and reconditioned packaging; containerboard and protective packaging. Greif also offers services such as reconditioning of industrial containers, pack planning and supply chain management solutions. Its product portfolio caters to sectors including chemicals, food and beverage, pharmaceutical, agriculture and specialty products.

Greif operates in approximately 40 countries with more than 300 manufacturing and distribution sites across North America, Europe, Asia, Latin America and Africa. This extensive global footprint enables the company to serve multinational customers while adapting to regional requirements and regulations. Under the leadership of Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Michael F. Haws, Greif continues to pursue growth through operational excellence, innovation in sustainable packaging solutions and strategic acquisitions aimed at enhancing its product offerings and geographic reach.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $58.45 to $59.27
• 50-Day Range: $57.91 to $68.99
• 52-Week Range: $48.23 to $73.16
• Volume: 74,259 shs
• Average Volume: 187,749 shs
• Market Capitalization: $2.79 billion
• P/E Ratio: 18.60
• Dividend Yield: 3.82%
• Price Target: $74.00
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Greif Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Greif scored higher than 92% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 35th out of 184 stocks in the industrials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.1 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Greif has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.14, and is based on 2 buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

Greif has a consensus price target of $74.00, representing about 26.4% upside from its current price of $58.57.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Greif has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 27.01%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Greif are expected to grow by 27.01% in the coming year, from $4.11 to $5.22 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Greif is 18.58, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 233.15.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Greif is 18.58, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 295.48.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Greif has a PEG Ratio of 2.20. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Greif has a P/B Ratio of 1.30. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.80% of the float of Greif has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Greif has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Greif has recently decreased by 0.17%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Leadership

Greif is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 3.87%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Greif has only been increasing its dividend for 4 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Greif is 71.11%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Greif will have a dividend payout ratio of 42.91% next year. This indicates that Greif will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.80% of the float of Greif has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Greif has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Greif has recently decreased by 0.17%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.2 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.94

News Sentiment

Greif has a news sentiment score of 0.94. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.65 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles for Greif this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Greif insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $121,100.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 7.60% of the stock of Greif is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

45.74% of the stock of Greif is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

GEF Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have GEF shares performed this year?

Greif's stock was trading at $61.12 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, GEF stock has decreased by 4.2% and is now trading at $58.5650.

How were Greif's earnings last quarter?

Greif, Inc. (NYSE:GEF) released its earnings results on Wednesday, August, 27th. The industrial products company reported $1.03 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.81 by $0.22. The company's quarterly revenue was down 2.6% on a year-over-year basis.
Read the conference call transcript.

Does Greif have any subsidiaries?

The following companies are subsidiaries of Greif: Caraustar Industries Inc., pack2pack Group N.V., Storsack Group, Hannells AS, Ennis Containers Inc., Petro-Summit Mechanical Co. Ltd., Delta Petroleum Company, and others.

Who are Greif's major shareholders?

Top institutional investors of Greif include Swedbank AB (0.11%), Wedge Capital Management L L P NC (0.05%), Yousif Capital Management LLC (0.02%) and Voya Investment Management LLC (0.01%). Insiders that own company stock include Nicholas Joseph Petitti, Lawrence A Hilsheimer, Ole G Rosgaard, Gary R Martz, Timothy Bergwall, Mark A Emkes, David C Lloyd, Bala Sathyanarayanan, Kimberly Anne Kellermann, B Andrew Rose, Anthony John Krabill, Tina R Schoner and Frank Calhoun V Miller.
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How do I buy shares of Greif?

Shares of GEF stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Greif own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Greif investors own include JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Meta Platforms (META), Tesla (TSLA), NVIDIA (NVDA), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Walmart (WMT) and Netflix (NFLX).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/27/2025
• Record date for 10/1 Dividend: 9/16/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 10/1 Dividend: 9/16/2025
• Dividend Payable: 10/01/2025
• Today: 10/15/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 10/31/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/05/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: CONTNRS - PPR/PLS
• Sub-Industry: Metal & Glass Containers
• Current Symbol: NYSE:GEF
• CIK: 43920
• Web: www.greif.com
• Phone: (740) 549-6000
• Fax: 740-549-6100
• Employees: 14,000
• Year Founded: 1877

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Greif: $74.00
• High Price Target: $93.00
• Low Price Target: $67.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +25.3%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.14
• Research Coverage: 7 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $3.15
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 18.81
• Forward P/E Ratio: 14.37
• P/E Growth: 2.2
• Net Income: $268.80 million
• Net Margins: 3.52%
• Pretax Margin: 5.00%
• Return on Equity: 10.09%
• Return on Assets: 3.25%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.00
• Current Ratio: 1.41
• Quick Ratio: 1.18

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $5.43 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.52
• Cash Flow: $11.02 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 5.36
• Book Value: $44.88 per share
• Price / Book: 1.32

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 47,501,000
• Free Float: 43,891,000
• Market Cap: $2.81 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.00